Corn Risotto (Recipe)
This is super yummy and not hard to do. You can use frozen corn off season with equal results.
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Vegetable Curry with Cod (Recipe)
This is nourishing. It is not hard to make and comes together quickly.
Tomato, Spinach, & Anchovy Gratin (Recipe)
This is yummy and a great way to use up those tomatoes still burgeoning in the garden.
Black Lentil Salad with Peaches, Tomatoes, and Basil (Recipe)
This is a fresh and unusual vegetarian salad to make when your peaches, tomatoes, and basil are at at their peak.
Weeklong Gluten-free and Dairy-free Menu for Guests (with Recipe Links)
It sure does work great to have a plan and work your plan, so you can spend your mental energy on being present for your company, knowing their needs will be met.
Slow Cooker Red Lentil Soup (Recipe)
This is super easy and satisfyingly good. It rings just like tomato soup but also has protein and fiber.
Easy Cranberry Potato Tian (Recipe)
A tian is a classic Provençal baked vegetable casserole usually with zucchini, summer squash or tomato
Recent Food Around Here (Photos with Recipe Links)
I hope this inspires you to make something good for you and yours. Maybe you’ll find something here you want to make?
Food I Made for the PSME Plein Air Retreat 2026
This is my fifth year cooking for this retreat, and participants are both helpful and appreciative.
Rhubarb Salad Dressing (Recipe)
This is yummy. I like it with roasted beets and strawberries with candied nuts on my husband’s beautiful homegrown lettuce!
Crab Mac & Cheese (Recipe)
This is so sumptuously delicious it is hard to explain. It is rich but packed with protein, and superbly satisfying.
Halibut with Chives in Parchment (Recipe)
This is incredibly delicious, and is especially fun if you have chive flowers in your garden you can use. It is not hard to do, but is a top-of-the-line company meal, even though I just made it for the two of us last weekend.
Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Corn and Snap Peas (recipe)
This salad is a good side, packed with veggies, and mixed with delicious basil dressing. It is perfect for the spring when the asparagus ans snap peas are in season.
Asparagus Scallion Crustless Quiche (recipe)
This is delicious, easy to do, serves four, and makes great leftovers. It is perfect for the spring when asparagus and scallions are abundant and gorgeous.
Strawberry Rhubarb Overnight Oats (Vegan Recipe)
It is not too sweet, and has a pleasant texture. Plus, it is all ready to go, right out of the fridge.
Blue Zone Minestrone Soup (Recipe)
This has a lot of ingredients but comes together quickly and easily, and you’ll have lots of leftovers for your effort.
The Perfect Loaf (Cookbook Review)
After reading the rather extensive explanations in this book, my husband made the best bread I’ve ever eaten.